BR Article: Mahomes Has #1 Supporting Cast in NFL

[Couch-Potato]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...r-2018#slide32

The only other quarterback besides Brees with three 2017 Pro Bowlers in his arsenal? Kansas City Chiefs prodigy Patrick Mahomes II, who will enter his first full season as the team's starter with one Pro Bowler at all three supporting offensive skill positions.

It starts with running back Kareem Hunt, who led the league with 1,327 rushing yards while scoring eight times as a rookie third-round pick in 2017.

Then there's wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who has emerged as one of the most dangerous and versatile offensive weapons in the league and is coming off a season in which he and Smith-Schuster were the only qualified players in the league to average more than 15 yards per reception and catch more than 70 percent of the passes thrown their way.

Then there's tight end Travis Kelce, who is coming off a third straight Pro Bowl nod, a second consecutive 1,000-plus-yard campaign and the fourth straight season in which he's caught at least 68 percent of the passes thrown his way. The 28-year-old also scored eight touchdowns, bringing that trio's total to 26.

Hunt is just 22, Hill 24. Kelce's in his prime. And they'll be even better supported in 2018 after the front office spent big on 25-year-old former 1,000-yard receiver Sammy Watkins, who scored eight touchdowns with the Rams in 2017.

Throw in that the underrated Chris Conley—who's caught 65 percent of the passes thrown his way the last two years—should be good to go after missing all but five games because of an Achilles injury in 2017, and you have the best all-around supporting cast in the NFL.

Have fun, Pat.

[rabblerouser]

Hold on while I jack off to this...

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by Couch-Potato

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...r-2018#slide32



The only other quarterback besides Brees with three 2017 Pro Bowlers in his arsenal? Kansas City Chiefs prodigy Patrick Mahomes II, who will enter his first full season as the team's starter with one Pro Bowler at all three supporting offensive skill positions.



It starts with running back Kareem Hunt, who led the league with 1,327 rushing yards while scoring eight times as a rookie third-round pick in 2017.



Then there's wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who has emerged as one of the most dangerous and versatile offensive weapons in the league and is coming off a season in which he and Smith-Schuster were the only qualified players in the league to average more than 15 yards per reception and catch more than 70 percent of the passes thrown their way.



Then there's tight end Travis Kelce, who is coming off a third straight Pro Bowl nod, a second consecutive 1,000-plus-yard campaign and the fourth straight season in which he's caught at least 68 percent of the passes thrown his way. The 28-year-old also scored eight touchdowns, bringing that trio's total to 26.



Hunt is just 22, Hill 24. Kelce's in his prime. And they'll be even better supported in 2018 after the front office spent big on 25-year-old former 1,000-yard receiver Sammy Watkins, who scored eight touchdowns with the Rams in 2017.



Throw in that the underrated Chris Conley—who's caught 65 percent of the passes thrown his way the last two years—should be good to go after missing all but five games because of an Achilles injury in 2017, and you have the best all-around supporting cast in the NFL.



Have fun, Pat.

Printed it off & now hanging on my bathroom wall.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Printed it off & now hanging on my bathroom wall.

GREAT IDEA!!

[SuperBowl4]

Originally Posted by rabblerouser

GREAT IDEA!!

The CHIEFS win the Super Bowl! On paper.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by SuperBowl4

The CHIEFS win the Super Bowl! On paper.

They've won so many times in my mind, the real thing may be anti-climactic.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by rabblerouser

They've won so many times in my mind, the real thing may be anti-climactic.

this might be why there are drug laws. shrooms arent good for you...

[rabblerouser]

In

Originally Posted by SAUTO

this might be why there are drug laws. shrooms arent good for you...

actually...
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/amp/320636

MNT - Hourly Medical News Since 2003
Depression
Magic mushrooms: Treating depression without dulling emotionsPublished: Tuesday 16 January 2018 Written by: Ana Sandoiu

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Two new studies confirm the hypothesis that the psychoactive compound found in "magic mushrooms" may be a useful new treatment for depression, avoiding some of the side effects of conventional antidepressants.
At Medical News Today, we have reported on a range of studies that pointed to psilocybin — the psychoactive substance in "magic mushrooms" — as a potential remedy for depression.

Two such studies showed that the psychoactive compound can reduce feelings of anxiety and depression in people with advanced cancer, while another small trial suggested that the compound could succeed where previous depression treatment has failed.

Treating depression can be challenging not only because some depression types are treatment-resistant, but also because existing therapies have a range of unwanted side effects.

One such adverse effect frequently reported by people living with depression is the "emotional blunting," indifference, or apathy that comes with taking antidepressants.

A new study — which was carried out by researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) in the United Kingdom — suggests that magic mushrooms could treat depression while avoiding these side effects.

The new research consists of two studies, both of which were led by Leor Roseman, a member of the Psychedelic Research Group at ICL.


Participants felt 'emotionally reconnected'
In the first study, published in the journal Neuropharmacology, 20 people diagnosed with moderate to severe depression that conventional treatment had not alleviated participated in two dosing sessions with the magic mushroom compound.

Using functional MRI (fMRI), the team scanned the brains of the participants while they looked at pictures of emotive expressions. The scans were taken before and after each drug intervention.

In order to assess the impact of the treatment on depression, the subjects were all provided with psychological support before, during, and after the intervention.

After the treatment, the participants reported feeling better, "emotionally re-connected, and accepting."

The fMRI scans also revealed a stronger brain response to emotive faces. Specifically, the scientists saw more activity in the brain's amygdala, which is an emotion-processing area associated with depression. The study authors explain:

"Based on the present results, we propose that psilocybin with psychological support is a treatment approach that potentially revives emotional responsiveness in depression, enabling patients to reconnect with their emotions."

Roseman comments on the new findings, saying that they "are important as they reveal biological changes after psilocybin therapy and, more specifically, they suggest that increased emotional processing is crucial for the treatment to work."

But the authors also caution that more research is needed to establish firmly whether the positive effects were due to the psychoactive compound itself, the psychological counseling, or the interruption of the antidepressant treatment the subjects had been on before the study.

"Having a healthy control group in future studies should be helpful in answering some of these questions," Roseman admits.

'Mystical experience' improves efficacy
The second paper, published in the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology, examined whether or not the quality of the psychedelic experience was linked with the success of the treatment.

Roseman and colleagues gave questionnaires to another group of 20 volunteers who underwent two treatment sessions with psilocybin.

The researchers looked at the so-called feeling of oceanic boundlessness, which is a "mystical-type experience" involving feelings of unity and a lack of boundaries between the self and the universe.

The study revealed that the more strongly the participants felt this experience, the better was their mental health in the long-term.

Depressive symptoms subsided, and the mental benefits lasted for weeks after the treatment in participants who reported a strong mystical experience.

"[F]uture therapeutic work with psychedelics may consider investigating ways which enhance mystical-type experience and reduce anxiety, given the growing evidence that this serves the efficacy of the treatment model," conclude the authors.


Directions for future research
The researchers are planning on carrying out larger trials with a healthy control group in which the effects of psilocybin could be compared with an existing antidepressant.

"We also want to investigate how the amygdala responds a longer time after treatment," Roseman adds, "which will inform us about longer-term effects — compared to the [first] study, which was only looked at 1 day after the therapy."

Additionally, in light of the findings of their second study, the group recommends that future trials with psychedelics should aim to enhance the "mystical" aspect of the experience.

Healthline Media UK Ltd, Brighton, UK.

Maybe big pharma pushes chemicals on people?

[Strongside]

These articles lately have completely rendered my Viagra prescription pointless.

[KCrockaholic]

August needs to hurry up and F'n get here.

[wazu]

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

August needs to hurry up and F'n get here.

Screw August. That’s just 4+ weeks of worrying about injuries. Let’s get to September.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Underrated Chris Conley

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Just think..... those three probowlers on our roster evolved with Alex ****ing Smith throwing them the ball!

[CasselGotPeedOn]

Alex Smith nut hugger in the comments section.

"Chiefs at #1 is laughable. We have a 2nd year RB, small speedy receiver who can’t catch at the highest point and arguably the best TE in nfl (Kelce is a beast). Sammy Watkins is probably the biggest most overrated player in the nfl. He’s topped 1,000 yards only once and sure he had 8 tds last year but he also only had 500 yards so he’s really not worth the huge payday. If anything, this team will regress heavily and they’ll soon realize how much smith meant to he team."

[ptlyon]

That guy needs his bag slit